Furfurylamine is an aromatic
amine typically formed by the
reductive amination of
furfural
Furfural is an organic compound with the formula C4H3OCHO. It is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often brown. It has an aldehyde group attached to the 2-position of furan. It is a product of the dehydration of sugars, as occurs ...
with
ammonia.
The pharmaceutical drug
furtrethonium, a
parasympathomimetic cholinergic, is a trimethyl ammonium
derivative of furfurylamine.
Furfurylamine also has use in the synthesis of
Barmastine.
See also
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2-Furonitrile
2-Furonitrile is a colorless derivative of furan possessing a nitrile group.
Synthesis
Industrial synthesis is based on the vapor phase ammoxidation of furfural with ammonia over bismuth molybdate catalyst at 440-480 °C.
Numerous labora ...
- corresponding nitrile
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Furan-2-ylmethanethiol - corresponding thiol
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Furfuryl alcohol - corresponding alcohol
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2-Furoic acid - corresponding carboxylic acid
References
Amines
2-Furyl compounds
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